. >> brian: the bush tax cuts, i heard this over the weekend from tom coburn, republican, and bill crystal, republican, that they're willing to allow the top tax rates to go back up to 39% from 35%. that's part of the bush tax cut. >> i think ultimately, this will be allowed to go through. but i don't think the threshold will be 250,000 for a couple. that's just way too low. >> brian: charles schumer says make it a million. >> i think it will be a million. my gut feeling says that we actually triggered a fiscal cliff which is more like a slope, so we don't fall over, overnight. but the stock market reacts, the american public reacts and then these guys get their act together. i think the compromise probably will be a million, which makes a lot more sense then suggesting a family making 250,000 is in warren buffet's category. >> steve: let's loot at other components. unemployment benefits will change at the conclusion of the year. depreciation incentives and then the sequester, or gigantic spending cuts. >> that's the other part of compromise. it's absolutely insane what they're talking abo